Tag Archives: 1666 census

This week’s crème de la crème — March 23, 2019

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Maximizing a Search in the Canadiana Collection – Part II by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Working with the BC (British Columbia) Historical Newspapers Collection… by Teresa Basińska Eckford on … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 30, 2017

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Using historical censuses to research Canadian families with Lisa Dillon from the Université de Montréal on Connecting Stats, Stories and People. Saskatchewan Ancestors: Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online by Candice McDonald on … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 11, 2017

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The Other Directories: Society Blue Books by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Browsing the 1666 Quebec Census and Exploring the lives of First Nations’ Ancestors Through Investigations of … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 3, 2016

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Part Four (the Last): Searching for Land Patents in Upper Canada … It’s Not All Online Yet on Gone Researching. A Second Way to Search for Canadian Burials and Cemeteries on … Continue reading →

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Impressive response rate for 2016 Canadian census

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Gail Dever

Were you among those who considered themselves lucky to receive the long-form Canadian census earlier this year? I was. My only disappointment was there was no Other Comments box where I could write who my grandparents and great-grandparents were and … Continue reading →

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Fact du jour — North America’s first census conducted 350 years ago today

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Gail Dever

Perhaps because it was spring, intendant Jean Talon began conducting a census of New France on March 21, 1666 — 350 years ago. That was the first time an official census had been conducted in North America. Talon had been … Continue reading →

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350th anniversary North America’s first census

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Gail Dever

This year marks the 350th anniversary of North America’s first official census, and it was taken in Canada, specifically in Quebec. Intendant Jean Talon conducted the census largely by himself from 1665 to 1666, travelling door to door among the … Continue reading →

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